GamerDude grew up with a lot of things that were part of his everyday life that either no longer exist or have become obsolete. In this episode, he talks about a few of them. He remembers when "going on-line" involved using a dial-up connection and a modem for the phone; you can even relive the "excitement" of the dial tones and the static that everyone heard as they tried to go on-line before the days of cable connections, wifi, and hot spots. He also talks about how encyclopedias used to be the only way to start a research project, before researching became as easy as typing a few terms into a search bar. He also talks about how people used "personal ads" in the newspaper as a way to find dates - or mates.
He also remembers bench seats in cars, and how you used to be able to fit 7 or 8 people in your vehicle, before the days of bucket seats, consoles and cup holders. He talks about the ash-trays that were standard equipment in cars, and how everyone used them, either for cigarette butts or as a place for change for tolls. He also remembers how ash trays and lighters were fixtures in most homes because smoking was so prevalent, and how even non-smokers had ash trays - some very fancy - for when their smoking friends visited.
He remembers all the tools of the photography trade, and talks about taking pictures with instamtic cameras, and 35mm cameras, and having to take film to a developer in order to actually see your pictures. He also remembers photo albums, slides, and slide projectors, and talks about how none of these things are really used anymore.
GamerDude also talks about our changing relationship with our telephones. We used to have rotary phones and phone booths; now, our phones are in our pockets, but we rarely use them to talk. He also talks about answering machines, and trying to get his parents to use one.
